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Map Skills EQ: How do we read and use a map?

Globes…

• A globe is a representation of the Earth in the shape of a sphere.

• With a partner, make a list of what you would see labeled on a globe.

• How is a globe different than the earth?

Globe vs. Flat Map

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• Why do we use globes and maps?

• How is a globe useful?

Flat Maps…

• A flat map is a representation of the earth that is on a flat surface.

• Because flat maps are flat, they can be inaccurate when judging sizes of landforms.

• They are handy, though!

Globe vs. Flat Map He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He

stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in. ~Isaiah 40:22

Map Skills EQ: How do we read and use a map?

What to look for on a Map

• Title (Circle it)

• Legend (Star it)

• Map Scale (Point an Arrow at it)

• Compass Rose (Box it)

Latitude vs. Longitude

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Latitude ~~ “FLATitude” aka Parallels

• Lines run EAST to WEST.

• The Equator is 0°.

• The Equator cuts the earth in half into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

NORTHERN SOUTHERN Hemisphere Hemisphere

Longitude ~~ “L-O-N-G” aka Meridians

• Lines run NORTH to SOUTH. • The Prime Meridian is 0°. • It cuts the earth in

half into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

• The line opposite the Prime Meridian at 180° is the International Date Line.

EASTERN WESTERN Hemisphere Hemisphere

Using Latitude and Longitude

• What Continent?

▫ 40 ° N latitude, 100 ° W longitude

▫ 40 ° N latitude, 100 ° E longitude

▫ 20 ° S latitude, 60 ° W longitude

▫ 0 ° latitude, 20 ° E longitude

▫ 50 ° N latitude, 20 ° E longitude

• What location?

▫ South Atlantic Ocean

▫ California

With a partner, try to find these cities

on your map of the United States:

(Round to the nearest 0° or 5°)

• New Orleans

• Houston

• Denver

• St. Louis

• Atlanta

Check out the “Gazetteer” in your book beginning on

page R58….

Biblical Integration

• Psalm 103:12~ “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.”

Map Skills EQ: How do we read and use a map?

Continents

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• A continent is a large landmass on the earth.

• Order of continents from largest to smallest:

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

5. __________________

6. __________________

7. __________________

Asia

Africa

North America

South America

Antarctica

Europe

Australia

Physical Map (p. 12)

• What are some examples of natural boundaries?

• A physical map shows the location of features such as landforms, bodies of water, or resources.

Political Map (p. 12)

• A political map shows the location of cities, states, and countries.

• *THINK!* Can a political boundary change?

Compare the Maps in the back of your

text book… • Political (R46) to Physical (R48)

• Political (R50) to Physical (R51)

• Political (R54) to Physical (R56)

Time Zone Map (p. 228)

• A time zone map shows which regions share the same time.

• For every zone you move right (east), you must add an hour.

• For every zone you move left (west), you must subtract an hour.

Time Zones

Review

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